𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝙀𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙉𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙢𝙪𝙧𝙖

"Death is only cruelty to those undeserving of its pain."

Ethan Nakamura had never considered himself redeemable in any way.

He thought that though the approach was wrong, Luke's motives were correct. He regretted nothing of what he did except not dying. But Percy Jackson gave him a second chance- and somehow, so had the rest of Camp Half-Blood.

Never once did he deem himself worthy of it. In fact, he wanted to reject it. But Percy was gone now, and he wasn't going to waste the chance to make himself stronger. He was going to find Poseidon's son, even if that was the last thing he ever did.

It was the least he could do.

Naia Burton had never lied.

16 years of living, and the girl was incapable of lying. But that didn't matter to people didn't know her, and there was no reason for them to believe her. Her father had been struck down by lightning and vanished- she had seen it with her own eyes- but there was no way it was possible.

Never before had Naia lived on the streets before that moment. The girl had been spoiled beyond compare by her father, as had her sisters. It was no secret. But he was a liar, and now he was gone. And Naia vowed to find out the truth, even if it was the last thing she ever did.

It was the least she could do.